Crossings Community Church

Times & Location

Crossings Community Church
8 South Erisman Road
Manheim, PA 17545

Sunday Worship 9:00 – 10:15 am
Sunday Sunday School (adults) 10:30 – 11:15 am
Sunday Sermon Re-cap & Prayer Group (all ages) 10:30 – 11:15 am

Phone: (717) 653-4791
Email: crossingscc21@gmail.com
Pastor: Rich Nolt Elders: Marlin Martin, Tina Snyder

Why We Exist

Our focus… “Loving God, loving people, and inviting all to do the same”. Crossings Community Church includes people like you and me uniting to receive, relate to, and respond to God’s love.

Life’s journey is filled with many crossings and connections with people and situations ordained by God. Our desire, as Crossings Community Church, is that we will live into the fullness of Christ, the joy of the Lord, and a heart of surrender to God’s will.

Our prayer is that we will be deeply in love with Jesus, surrendering attitudes of self-reliance and pride. We see God as our first love who orders every moment of our days.

What we believe Our history

Newsletters

Services

April 14, 2024 - Crossings CC - Tina Snyder (Bulletin)

April 7, 2024 - Crossings CC - Calvin Bucher (Bulletin)

March 31, 2024 - Crossings CC - Rich Nolt (Bulletin)

March 24, 2024 - Crossings CC - Calvin Bucher (Bulletin)

March 17, 2024 - Crossings CC - Chris Camparativo (Bulletin)

March 10, 2024 - Crossings CC - Casey Rohrer (Bulletin)

March 3, 2024 - Crosssngs CC - Jerry Clunan (Bulletin)

February 25, 2024 - Crossings CC - Rich Nolt (Bulletin)

February 18, 2024 - Crossings CC - Calvin Bucher (Bulletin)

February 11, 2024 - Crossings CC - Calvin Bucher (Bulletin)

February 4, 2024 - Crossings CC - Cheryl Comparativo (Bulletin)

January 28, 2024 - Crossings CC - Dave Musser (Bulletin)

January 21, 2024 - Crossings CC - Tim Bentch (Bulletin)

January 14, 2024 - Crossings CC - Calvin Bucher (Bulletin)

January 7, 2024 - Crossings CC - Rich Nolt (Bulletin)

Youth Group

Grades 6–12
1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, September-May
7-9pm at the Schoolhouse
Stay tuned for special youth events during summer

Youth gather and connect at to the Schoolhouse at Crossings from 7-9pm on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. Games, connection with other youth, Bible study, social events. We would love to join you in your journey to be who God has called you to be. You are precious in His sight and you are welcome in this place. Email questions to “youth advisor” at crossingscc21@gmail.com Advisors: Tina, Beth, George, Kathy, Abby

Activity Schedule

April 11:
Thurs, 6:30-8:30 Youth Advisors Meeting at the Schoolhouse

April 13:
Youth Group: Sat. 5-8pm, Mystery Dinner w/ East Pete MC Youth Group...happening at Hernley MC

April 17:
Youth Group: Wed, 7pm, Games & Bible Study at the Schoolhouse

April 25:
Youth Group: Thurs. 6:30-8:30pm ,Teen Central Roller Skating at Mt Gretna Roller Rink

May 1:
Youth Group: Wed, 7pm, Games & Bible Study at the Schoolhouse

Ministry Opportunity: Sewing Circle

Erisman Sewing Circle was begun in 1933 during the Great Depression. A group of ladies began sewing clothing for destitute people in our community. Today our inter-faith group sews comforters for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). These handmade blankets are distributed to people around the world whose lives have been disrupted by war or disaster. A comforter provides not only warmth but also a tangible message to people that their needs are not forgotten. Due to the covid pandemic our group is not meeting in person. We currently work out of our homes and produce about 50 comforters a month. Some cut patches, some design tops, others sew or knot the final product. We also donate relief kits, hygiene kits and infant care kits to MCC as funds allow. We welcome anyone who wants to answer God’s call to “Uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. To rescue the weak and the needy.” We agree with the apostle John: “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and truth.” To join our circle or to donate contact crossingscc21@gmail.com.

Our History

Over two hundred years ago, people settled in this area of Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA and worshipped the same God we worship and serve today. In 1799, Abraham Erisman sold one acre of land to Samuel Nissley and Christian Metz, trustees of the Mennonite Society of the western part of Rapho Township. The meetinghouse was made of rough stone and was in constant use until it was replaced with another structure in 1891.

God’s faithfulness was present through the generations as this group of anabaptists worshipped under the name of Erisman Mennonite Church and as the name was updated to Crossings Community Church on October 3, 2021. During the past decade, God brought Erisman Mennonite Church to a healthy point of humility and full dependance upon God. God’s calling to make disciples of Christ guides our worship as we live into being a church able to be used for God’s mission.

During the years 2019-2021, God gave the church renewed purpose and joy as we embraced a shift from “going to church” to “being the church”. Plans were made for celebrating the 232 years of Erisman Mennonite Church’s ministry and embracing the October 2021 re-starting as the church called Crossings Community Church. The new name reminds us of God’s faithfulness and constant provision through all of life’s crossings.

Why Crossings Community Church? Crossings focuses on the CROSS, our hope in Jesus. We are crossing the “Jordan” by faith into the unknown God has for us…we want to minister to the many who cross by our church and in our lives daily…we are mindful of God’s divine purpose as we cross paths with others…and finally, we are a Biblical Community, opening our doors widely to all who seek to worship, learn from, and serve Jesus.

LMC (Lancaster Mennonite Conference), a fellowship of Anabaptist Congregations, continues to provide oversight as the congregation relates to the other churches in Manheim District of LMC.